Play Ransomware Exploited Windows CVE-2025-29824 as Zero-Day to Breach U.S. Organization
Threat actors with links to the Play ransomware family exploited a recently patched security flaw in Microsoft Windows as a zero-day as part of an…
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Researchers Uncover Malware in Fake Discord PyPI Package Downloaded 11,500+ Times
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananSoftware Supply Chain / Malware Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malicious package on the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that masquerades as…
NSO Group Fined $168M for Targeting 1,400 WhatsApp Users With Pegasus Spyware
May 07, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Spyware A federal jury on Tuesday decided that NSO Group must pay Meta-owned WhatsApp WhatsApp approximately $168 million in monetary…
Hackers Exploit Samsung MagicINFO, GeoVision IoT Flaws to Deploy Mirai Botnet
May 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananInternet of Thing / Vulnerability Threat actors have been observed actively exploiting security flaws in GeoVision end-of-life (EoL) Internet of Things (IoT)…
New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims
Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on two threat actors that orchestrate investment scams through spoofed celebrity endorsements and conceal their activity through traffic distribution…
The Silent Drivers Behind 2025’s Worst Breaches
It wasn’t ransomware headlines or zero-day exploits that stood out most in this year’s Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) — it was what…
Microsoft Warns Default Helm Charts Could Leave Kubernetes Apps Exposed to Data Leaks
May 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananCloud Security / DevOps Microsoft has warned that using pre-made templates, such as out-of-the-box Helm charts, during Kubernetes deployments could open the…
Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business…
Google Fixes Actively Exploited Android System Flaw in May 2025 Security Update
May 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Mobile Security Google has released its monthly security updates for Android with fixes for 46 security flaws, including one vulnerability…
Critical Langflow Flaw Added to CISA KEV List Amid Ongoing Exploitation Evidence
May 06, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Vulnerability A recently disclosed critical security flaw impacting the open-source Langflow platform has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities…
Commvault CVE-2025-34028 Added to CISA KEV After Active Exploitation Confirmed
May 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Zero-Day The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a maximum-severity security flaw impacting Commvault Command Center to…
Wormable AirPlay Flaws Enable Zero-Click RCE on Apple Devices via Public Wi-Fi
May 05, 2025Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a series of now-patched security vulnerabilities in Apple’s AirPlay protocol that, if successfully exploited,…